Saint Joseph Catholic Church

The executive committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) met on Guam on May 18-20.

The prelates discussed online ministry, migration, and how to make the FCBCO more synodal and collegial. They also discussed modern-day slavery, particularly the “slavery risks faced by temporary migrant workers in rural and regional New South Wales,” according to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who rose up in rebellion against the anti-Catholic Mexican government during the 1920s. Having erected a seminary at Totatiche, he secretly spread the Gospel and ministered to the people. Captured by government authorities, he was heard to shout from his jail cell: "I am innocent and I die innocent. I forgive with all my heart those responsible for my death, and I ask God that the shedding of my blood serve the peace of our divided Mexico."

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